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    Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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    It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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    Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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    If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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    The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
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    Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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    Scientists Recreate Conversations Held Behind Soundproof Glass by Recording Vibrations on Chip Bag
    Scientists have been able to recreate conversations that were held behind a soundproof glass wall by recording the vibrations seen on a potato chip bag.
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    Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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